Attendance
Morning registration
The official school day begins at 8:45 and this is when registers will be open. All children are expected to arrive promptly for the registration period. There is a 10 minute registration window.
The school gate will open at 8:40 and will shut at 8:55. Any pupils entering once the gates are shut will need to enter school via the office.
Pupils arriving after 9:00am will be marked as late. If a child arrives after 9:10 they will be marked as unauthorised.
Being late for school reduces learning time.
If your child is 5 minutes late every day, they will miss 3 days of learning each year.
If your child is 15 minutes later every day, they will miss 2 weeks of learning each year.
Afternoon registration The afternoon register is taken at 1:00 pm and will be kept open until 1:10 pm. If a pupil has been out of school during the morning and/or lunchtime session and arrives at school after 1:00pm but before 1:15 pm they will be marked (L) – which counts as present.
End of the school day is 3:15 pm.
Persistent absences
The Government considers any pupil who has an attendance rate of 90% or less to be a ‘persistent absentee’. Research suggests that a pupil who is a persistent absentee (34 sessions or 17 days) or more over an academic year can mean a losing a full GCSE grade in every subject taken and could therefore significantly impact on a student's life chances. Evidence also shows the importance of regular attendance to support children’s wider wellbeing.
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90% attendance would be equal to 1 session (half a day) absence per week.
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90% attendance over 5 years is equal to missing half school year which is a total of 190 sessions (95 days).
The table below sets out the impact of whole days absent and lost learning hours in an academic year:
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Attendance % |
Sessions Missed |
Days Missed |
Lost Hours of Learning |
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Excellent |
100% - 99% |
0 -4 |
0 - 2 |
0 - 10 |
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Good |
98% - 96% |
8 - 15 |
4 – 7.5 |
20 – 37.5 |
|
Requires Improvement |
95% - 91% |
19 - 34 |
9.5 - 17 |
47.5 - 85 |
|
Persistent Absentee |
90% - 86% |
38 - 54 |
19 - 27 |
95 - 135 |
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Critical |
85% - 80% |
57 - 76 |
28.5 - 38 |
142 - 190 |
Attendance Policy
To view the Attendance Policy and any other School Policy, please follow the link below.